Etymology

amarone

ama·ro·ne
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Today it means: An Italian full-bodied ruby to garnet red wine, characterized by a pungent, almost bitter taste. It is made in the Valpolicella region from dried-after-picking grapes of the Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara varieties. Full definition →

Italian amarone ← Venetan amaron
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  1. Venetan · derived fromamaron
  2. Italian · borrowed fromamarone
  3. English todayAmarone

First attested in the 1950s–60s; from Italian amarone, augmentative form of amaro (“bitter”), a likely calque of Venetan amaron.

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